"former" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 前任的
• 以前的

Definition

用於指前面提到的兩個人或事物中的前者，或指某人或某物過去擁有某種身分、職位或狀態。它常放在名詞前面，如 'former president'。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Former' 在很多語境裡比 'old' 或 'previous' 更正式。說過去的身分時，'former president' 表示「前總統」；在 'the former ... the latter' 結構中，'the former' 指前面提到兩者中的前者。表示一般先後順序時，不一定自然，像 'my previous job' 通常比用 'former' 更常見。

Examples

She is a former teacher.

她是一名**前**教師。

This building was a former school.

這棟樓以前是**一所**學校。

Tom and Jake are brothers. The former is taller.

湯姆和傑克是兄弟。**前者**比較高。

A former coworker called me out of the blue yesterday.

昨天一位**以前的**同事突然打電話給我。

Between the apartment and the house, I’d choose the former.

在公寓和房子之間，我會選**前者**。

The former CEO still advises the company sometimes.

這家公司的**前**執行長有時仍會提供建議。